May

=Daily Agendas -- May 2012=

[ 05.24.2012 ]
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL -- Field Day

[ 05.23.2012 ]
Culture Week 2012 presentations

[ 05.22.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: "Disease" -- Answer all parts.
 * How can viruses move from person to person? List as many ways as you can think of.
 * What are some ways of preventing viruses from infecting a person?
 * What shots have you had and for which diseases?
 * Culture Week 2012: Day Three

[ 05.21.2012 ]
Culture Week 2012: Day Two

[ 05.18.2012 ]

 * Share freshman letter rough drafts
 * Homework:
 * RWWS in Review final draft due Monday
 * Freshman letter final draft due Monday
 * Any quiz corrections are due on Monday -- send an Engrade message to Mr. Smith if you need any quiz questions

[ 05.17.2012 ]
//Culture Week 2012: Day One//
 * Warm-up: What do you imagine when you think of Africa? Describe your mental image in as much detail as possible.
 * Culture Week 2012 (Day One)

[ 05.16.2012 ]

 * Peer conferencing and PWT for RWWS in Review
 * Begin freshman letters
 * Homework: final draft of RWWS in Review due Monday

[ 05.15.2012 ]

 * Continue working on RWWS in Review
 * Homework: finish rough draft of your RWWS in Review response

[ 05.14.2012 ]
//For Campfire -- WebAdvisor instructions:// //For RWWS://
 * 1) Go to: www.cravencc.edu
 * 2) Click on: WebAbvisor
 * 3) Select: Log In -- Students should use their firstname.lastname. If they haven't changed their password it should be birth month, birth day and 2 digit birth year. (Example: If your birthday is January 5, 1967, your password is 010567.) If students can't log in, they need to select reset password at the bottom right of the screen.
 * 4) Click on the BLUE Students button
 * 5) Select TRANSCRIPT
 * 6) Transcript Type - CU Curriculum Transcript
 * 7) This will pull up their entire transcript - it will show the semester they took the class, their final grades, total earned credits, GPA points and cumulative GPA
 * 8) Program Evaluation will show them how many classes they need in the Associate Pathway of their choice (it includes a list of programs available for degrees).
 * Select Program of Study
 * What if I changed my program of study? SELECT THE ASSOCIATE OF THEIR CHOICE
 * What work do you want to include?* SELECT ALL (INCLUDES PLANNED)
 * Select the year they started at CEC
 * Begin RWWS in Review assignment
 * Homework: work on rough draft of your RWWS in Review response

[ 05.11.2012 ]
EOC remediation

[ 05.10.2012 ]
EOC testing -- English I

[ 05.09.2012 ]
EOC testing -- Algebra 1

[ 05.08.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Complete the EOC Question of the Day and explain your answer choice. (Be honest; resist the temptation to scroll down for the correct answer.)
 * Finish current events note making presentations
 * Discuss test taking tips
 * Practice "brain dump"
 * Discuss ClassScape questions (see yesterday's Daily Agenda)
 * Homework:
 * Go to bed early
 * Eat breakfast tomorrow morning

[ 05.07.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Complete the EOC Question of the Day and explain your answer choice. (Be honest; resist the temptation to scroll down for the correct answer.)
 * Continue current events note making presentations
 * Discuss ClassScapequestions
 * RWWS 3: 103 - E0A
 * RWWS 4: 00N - M0H
 * Homework: ClassScape corrections -- In a typed OpenOffice/Word document, explain why the answer you chose is incorrect and why the correct answer is correct. Be as detailed as possible in your responses (e.g. "Because it says so in the text" is not enough). Upload your corrections to Engrade before the beginning of class tomorrow. This will count as a **PROJECT GRADE**, so make sure it gets done.

[ 05.04.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Get out your current event notes and be ready to present.
 * Present current events (with notes)
 * Discuss ClassScapeobjective 6 questions
 * RWWS 3: 103 - Y05
 * RWWS 4: 00N - G0E
 * Homework: complete ClassScape questions (due MONDAY)
 * RWWS 3: 103 - E0A
 * RWWS 4: 00N - M0H

[ 05.03.2012 ]
//Cross-Grade Creative Writing Workshop -- Day 2//
 * Warm-up: "Write and Pass" -- Start writing a new creative piece (e.g. vignette, short-short, poem, skit, etc. -- NOT the piece you started on Tuesday) in your interactive notebook or on your laptop. Write continuously for four minutes, at which point Mr. Smith will give further instructions.
 * PWT for creative writing piece #1 -- rough draft must be finished by the end of the period today
 * Author share/peer conferencing
 * Homework: complete ClassScapeobjective 6 questions
 * RWWS 3: 103 - Y05
 * RWWS 4: 00N - G0E

[ 05.02.2012 ]

 * Warm-up: Complete the EOC question of the day. Choose the correct answer, then explain why you made that choice. (Be honest -- resist the temptation to scroll down for the correct answer.)
 * Present current events and notes
 * Lay out Lit Magselections
 * Option 1: [[file:mritsmith/US Trade -- Calibri and Cambria.doc|US Trade -- Calibri and Cambria.doc]]
 * Option 2: [[file:mritsmith/US Trade -- Franklin Gothic and Perpetua.doc|US Trade -- Franklin Gothic and Perpetua.doc]]
 * Option 3: [[file:mritsmith/US Trade -- Segoe UI and Gentium Book Basic.doc|US Trade -- Segoe UI and Gentium Book Basic.doc]]
 * Option 4: [[file:mritsmith/US Trade -- Tw Cen MT and Book Antiqua.doc|US Trade -- Tw Cen MT and Book Antiqua.doc]]
 * Homework:
 * Creative writing piece #1 due by the END of the period on Thursday
 * Complete ClassScapeobjective 6 questions (due Friday)
 * RWWS 3: 103 - Y05
 * RWWS 4: 00N - G0E

[ 05.01.2012 ]
//Cross-Grade Creative Writing Workshop -- Day 1//
 * Warm-up: "Alphabetical sentences" -- Write a creative piece (vignette, short-short story, poem, skit, etc.) in which each sentence begins with each letter of the alphabet in order (i.e. your first sentence must start with //A//, your next sentence must start with //B//, and so on). If you get to //Z// and want to continue, start over at //A//. As always, be as detailed and creative as possible.
 * PWT for creative writing piece #1 -- This can be in any format you wish (e.g. short story, play, poetry, memoir, etc.), about any topic you wish. Can't think of a topic? Go here.
 * Peer conferencing and author share
 * Homework:
 * Creative writing piece #1 due by the END of the period on Thursday
 * Current event (with notes) due Wednesday
 * Complete ClassScapeobjective 6 questions (due Friday)
 * RWWS 3: 103 - Y05
 * RWWS 4: 00N - G0E